Aesthetic Surgery Training during Residency in the United States: A Comparison of the Integrated, Combined, and Independent Training Models

Table 5

Areas in which senior plastic surgery residents would spend more time to improve their skills.

	Integrated; ()	Combined; ()	Independent; ()	value
Face lift (%)	16 (69.6)	17 (70.8)	31 (79.5)	0.62
Blepharoplasty (%)	9 (39.1)	9 (37.5)	13 (33.3)	0.89
Rhinoplasty (%)	20 (87.0)	21 (87.5)	34 (87.2)	1.00
Breast augmentation (%)	6 (26.1)	1 (4.2)	12 (30.8)	0.03
Breast reduction (%)	3 (13.0)	1 (4.2)	4 (10.3)	0.58
Mastopexy (%)	7 (30.4)	2 (8.3)	11 (28.2)	0.11
Abdominoplasty (%)	4 (17.4)	2 (8.3)	4 (10.3)	0.63
Brachioplasty (%)	7 (30.4)	6 (25.0)	13 (33.3)	0.79
Liposuction (%)	5 (21.7)	3 (12.5)	8 (20.5)	0.73
Skin care (%)	11 (47.8)	13 (54.2)	23 (59.0)	0.70
Chemical peels (%)	12 (52.2)	15 (62.5)	27 (69.2)	0.41
Laser resurfacing (%)	10 (43.5)	13 (54.2)	23 (59.0)	0.51
Botulinum toxin A (%)	6 (26.1)	8 (33.3)	15 (38.5)	0.65
Fillers (%)	9 (39.1)	12 (50.0)	18 (46.2)	0.75